U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 15, 2013
Landowners may be eligible for asylum, 9th Circuit rules
An appellate court ordered immigration officials to reconsider whether wealthy landowners who are persecuted in their home countries can stay in U.S.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Wealthy landowners who are targeted for kidnapping and other attacks in their home countries constitute a "particular social group" that may be eligible for asylum in the United States, a federal appellate court ruled Tuesday.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Board of Immigration Appeals and ordered it to reconsider protections for a Mexican and a Colombian who both fled to...
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